Australia is known as the world’s most venomous snake hot spot. The country has more than 170 venomous snake species, constituting an estimated 85 percent of the world’s most deadly snakes. This amazing concentration, reportedly, began some 30 million years ago, when Australia broke away from Antarctica and its wildlife evolved in isolation.
Off the coast of Queensland is Magnetic Island, home to coral reefs and tropical beaches. But it is also thought to have a large number of the Common Death Adder. These snakes are ambush predators that hide under leaf litter or grass and attack with one of the fastest strike speeds of any snake. They have a highly potent neurotoxin as venom which is capable of paralysing the respiratory system and can result in death within 30 mins, if untreated. Luckily, they are shy, and keep their distance from human traffic.
The deadliest snake of all, the Inland Taipan, lives in Australia on the mainland. One bite produces enough venom to kill 100 people, but the snake resides in remote areas and is considered fairly docile. But then the Coastal Taipan is much more aggressive. Located in the northern and eastern coastal regions, one bite from this six to nine foot snake could theoretically kill 400 humans.